This thesis will explore the integration of North Asian and Western ceramic practises, through a discussion of what it means to fuse these ceramic techniques and the resulting potential for metaphoric expression. / Many ceramics artists in the West have been drawn to North Asian philosophy and aesthetics at one time in their careers. My own work currently shares this intrigue in its attempt to replicate not only the glaze quality of pieces from the Song Dynasty (960 - 1280) in China and the Yi dynasty (1392 - 1910) in Korea but also the sophisticated simplicity that many of these objects possess. Through this research I intend to reinterpret this information via an investigation of the relationship that my studio works hold within the integration of these ceramic traditions. / The thesis will present alternatives to empirical thought in the presentation and articulation of expression. The 'East' has offered artists a world that sits outside of Western experience and thought. This study will look at the importance of one ceramic artist particularly, Bernard Leach, and consider the genalogy of influence in Australia since his writing of A potter's Book in 1940 and how the studio works are situated within that context. / This research has been realised through the production of a body of works, made predominantly in procelain, that suggest links to some North Asian ceramic traditions. I have combined this with references to erosion and rust, elements familiar in the landscape of the Australian backyard in attempting to convey metaphor for lived experience. / Thesis (MVisualArts) -- University of South Australia, 2004.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1985.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1979.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1988.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1972.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1973. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-55). Also issued in print.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1989.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1973. / Typescript (photocopy). eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-55).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1985.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1979.